Friday, December 16, 2011

Note: Christmas Eve is a breakfast kind of night for us. Pancakes, eggs, cheesy grits, bacon and a roaring fire (if the weather cooperates). When you are enjoying all your favorites, you really need homemade syrup too!

Buttermilk Syrup

Ingredients2 T. butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 t. light corn syrup

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 t. baking soda

1 t. vanilla extract

DirectionsIn a
saucepan over medium-high heat, boil all ingredients except vanilla for
one minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cover and store in
refrigerator. Makes about one cup.

DirectionsLayer ingredients in the crockpot starting with the peanuts and ending with the almond bark. Do not stir. Put the lid on. Turn the crockpot on low and leave for 3 hours. Stir really well with wooden spoon. Drop into cupcake liners. I prefer the mini-cupcake liners.

Using a rubber spatula to scrape the sides, pour this mixture into a
large pastry bag that had been opened and stood up in a tall tumbler. A
large ziptop bag with the edges folded over the tumbler would work too.

For the Icing...
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
4 T. milk

Mix until smooth and pour into a second pastry bag just like you did with the cinnamon mixture above.

For the Pancakes...
In the same bowl that you used for the filling and the icing- no need to be using or washing too many bowls now- mix together:

Let's make this easy!! Use any pancake mix you desire.

Preparation:

In a
large non-stick skillet, over medium to medium-low heat, and using a
1/4 cup dry measuring cup, ladle 2 pancakes. Snip the tip off the pastry
bag containing the cinnamon filling so that the opening is a scant 1/2
inch wide, swirl over cooking pancakes in a circular motion- 3
go-a-rounds should do. Continue to cook the pancakes until bubbles form
evenly through each cake.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Note: Breakfast is delicious any meal of the day! We are going to have the college kids over from our church for a pancake supper soon. I think we will make it extra special with a few wonderful pancake recipes.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter;
mix until smooth.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour
or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for
each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Nourishment for the Body and Soul...

I love to cook, but I don't think cooking should be a chore. I usually pick recipes based on several things:

Can I pronounce the ingredients?Can I afford the ingredients?Are there more ingredients in the recipe than I can pick up while dashing through the grocery store on the way home?Is it going to mess up more pans than I am willing to clean after I am finished?

Because after all, the reason I am cooking is so we can sit down at the dinner table and talk. Food is all about nourishment for the body and the soul!

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